Figure 1: Mean (+1 s.e.) consistency of colour associations for 150 items (letters, arabic numerals and words), plotted separately for each of 11 categories tested. Figure 2: Mean voice-onset times ...

Problem: The English language uses the Latin alphabet with 26 letters and a numeric system with 10 numerals. These alphanumeric symbols (letters and numerals) work well most of the time to communicate ...

A new study completed by memory experts at the University of Massachusetts states that adding non-alphanumeric symbols to license plates in Massachusetts would not make the plates easier to remember ...